Chapter 522 Natural Disaster Game World Passerby A 16
"Sis, help me rank up!"
"If you don't want to play today, you can play by yourself."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi immediately sidled up to Jiang Yue and pleaded, "Sis, please play with me. I can't climb the ranks without you."
Jiang Yue rolled her eyes helplessly. "I already said I don't want to play today. You can play by yourself for a while."
Seeing that Jiang Yue really didn't want to play, he decisively ran away. Jiang Yue tidied up and went to play with Li Juan for a while. When she arrived at Li Juan's house, there were quite a few people there. They all greeted Jiang Yue when they saw her. Everyone in the village knew each other. Jiang Yue helped Li Juan promote her studio, which had not yet opened for business.
They played together for a while, and during dinner, Jiang Yue watched the supermarket for a bit while her mother was watching over it. After dinner was ready, Jiang Yue's mother brought the food over to her. She was supposed to eat there, but Jiang Yue didn't let her watch the supermarket by herself.
With only four or five days until Chinese New Year, supermarkets close very early. Generally, very few people come to buy things in the evening, especially during the New Year period. People don't lack cigarettes or alcohol at home. If they are short of oil, salt, soy sauce, or vinegar, they can borrow from their neighbors. They don't need to make a special trip to the supermarket.
That evening, the family discussed the New Year's goods they had prepared. They had most of the things they needed at the supermarket, so they didn't need to go out to buy drinks, vegetables, or meat. Although there weren't many kinds of fruit, there were enough to eat. Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were considering whether to send some more things to both sets of parents.
Finally, Aunt Jiang said, "Let's forget it. We've already sent one batch. Besides, they have other sons and daughters. It's impossible for them to send everything. Let's wait until after the New Year."
When I woke up the next morning, it was snowing outside. No wonder I was a little cold last night. My husband had already swept the snow in the yard, and the trees on the street were covered in snow. I had originally planned to go for a walk in town today, but now I don't really want to go out.
Jiang Yue didn't want to go out, but Jiang Zhi did. So Jiang Yue drove him to the market, where they sold all sorts of things. Jiang Zhi wanted to eat hot pot, so they bought some beef and mutton rolls. They also bought some hot pot ingredients that weren't available in their supermarket, like hot pot meatballs, which they already had at home, so they didn't need to buy any more.
I bought a bag of frozen pears to take home and eat. My parents bought them, and my brother and I have used them all up in the past few days. I also bought a few skewers of candied hawthorns on the way, and some frozen fruit, such as strawberries and persimmons. When we went into the butcher's stall, they were butchering a cow, and Jiang Zhi got the urge to eat the cow's head and hooves.
"You want to eat this?"
"Mmm, I've never tried it before, I'd like to."
"This is difficult to handle. I'll buy it for you, but you can go to your dad and ask him to help you."
"Leave it to me."
Jiang Yue spent over 300 yuan on a cow's head and four hooves. When she passed by a lamb spine hotpot restaurant, she saw that it looked pretty good. It was 13 yuan per jin (500g), so she weighed it and it came to over 70 yuan. She also bought a smaller pig's head, which cost 90 yuan. Since she had a lot of things on her hands, she decided to put them back in the car first.
After putting their things down, they continued walking. Inside, they found everything from cotton-padded clothes and trousers to bowls, chopsticks, and plates. Jiang Yue remembered her mother's request to buy a fish plate, as the one she had bought earlier had broken while cleaning. After buying the fish plate, both of them were freezing. It was so cold! Since they had bought almost everything, they decided to go home.
Just after getting into the car, she received a message on WeChat. Several friends, knowing that Jiang Yue had gone out, asked her to help them buy some things. They even prepared a list. Jiang Yue sighed, thinking it was good that they hadn't seen it. Now that they had, she couldn't pretend not to see it. However, she stayed in the car a little longer before going out to warm up in the air conditioning before making her purchases.
Fortunately, they had everything on the list, and the two of them worked together to buy it all in no time. As for the exact weight, they could weigh it themselves when they got home. It was too cold for Jiang Yue to weigh each item individually; she just weighed the same items together in total to save time, since they had a scale at home anyway.
After arriving home, I first unloaded all my belongings and then notified them via WeChat to come and pick them up. While unloading, Dad Jiang saw Pig Head and Cow Head and asked, "Who bought these things?"
"I!"
"I knew it was you! You handle this yourself!"
"Dad! Father! My dear father! If you're not going to help me, I'll go find my grandfather!"
"Rebellious son!"
"hey-hey."
After everyone had taken away the things he had brought, Dad Jiang took out a blowtorch to cook the cow and pig heads. The hair had to be singed off before they could be eaten. Dad Jiang couldn't finish it quickly by himself, mainly because he only had one blowtorch at home, and he also had to do other things from time to time. By the time he finished, it was already evening, and he could only start cooking them the next day.
We had hot pot for dinner, but we didn't buy enough meat to go with it, so Jiang Yue went to the supermarket and got two boxes of beef and lamb rolls. The beef and lamb rolls didn't taste as good as the freshly cut ones from the store, but we were almost full, so we didn't complain.
Eating hot pot is great, but washing the pot is a real hassle. I washed that pot twice already, and tomorrow I'm going to cook beef head, which will be another hassle.
"Get up, get up! Still sleeping? Look at the time."
Jiang Yue has been back for a while now, and she's gone from being the family's darling to the family's neglect. She no longer has the privilege of sleeping in late. After getting dressed and having breakfast, Jiang's mother went to the shop, while Jiang Yue and her father started preparing the cow and pig heads. Jiang Yue added water to the pot on the stove, and her father found the stove outside, cleaned it, and prepared to cook the cow head.
The first thing to do is blanch them. After blanching, clean them and then you can start cooking. With a wood-fired stove like the Jiang family's, these two things will take several hours to cook. Jiang Yue adjusted the seasonings when adding them, so they will taste even better after cooking.
While cooking, Jiang Yue brought her maternal grandparents over. Her grandfather had come to help early in the morning and even complained that Jiang's father hadn't invited him yesterday, saying that he wasn't old enough to help. Jiang's father was scolded and repeatedly promised to invite him next time. Jiang Yue and Jiang Zhi watched from the side, ignoring Jiang's father's pleading eyes.
After simmering for four or five hours, the cow's head and pig's head were cooked until they were tender and falling off the bone. While Grandpa, Grandpa, and Dad were taking out and cutting the meat, Mom, Grandma, and Grandpa also prepared drinks and other things, as well as some essential dipping sauces and vegetables, in case it was too greasy to eat. It's a pity we don't have a dog at home, otherwise we wouldn't have to worry about wasting the bones.
Because of the seasonings Jiang Yue added when cooking the meat, the meat tasted especially delicious this time. Everyone noticed this when they ate it and praised Jiang's father for his improved cooking skills. At first, Jiang's father was quite confused, but later he really felt that his skills had improved, and he was very proud of himself.
During the meal, Jiang's father and his family drank a little. After the meal, Jiang's mother took all the meat out of the pot and let her grandparents take some with them when they left. They could eat it as a cold dish during the Chinese New Year. Finally, she also gave some to her grandparents so that her grandfather could have it as a snack with his drinks when he got home.
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